16-Mar-2009 N Hayes: Can this be used on any brand of notebook? We use the Dell D series - is this compatitable?

david s: yes

5-Apr-2009 Dave: There looks to be a 9-volt DC power socket on the side of the unit. Is a power adaptor supplied? Also, can this serve to power/charge the laptop?

SteveF: Yes to all of those.

5-Jun-2009 chris: does this work with a Vista laptop?

SteveF: Yes.

9-Jun-2009 AV: Will this work with Samsung X460 ?

SteveF: Yes, usb based docks require a laptop with a usb port to connect which all laptops now come with.

29-Aug-2009 KMV: Will this work with my Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop ? Or, can you suggest one that will please. Thank you.

SteveF: Yes, its a universal port that connects via usb so will work with any laptop with usb. (thats all of them these days.)

29-Dec-2009 Adi: Does this work with Windows 7, both 32 and 64 bit?

SteveK: Yes

19-Aug-2010 Andy Bell: Can I connect virtually any laptop to this docking station. Will it power it? Will I be able to plug a keyboard into it and a screen and use them?

simon: Works with any computer as they all have USB. It would not power a laptop though so you will have to connect the Ac adapter directly to the laptop.

7-Dec-2010 Michael V: Can you let me know the weight of this please

simon: Weight 353 g Weight for Shipping: 1.01 kg

14-Dec-2010 Matt: If I am using a separate keyboard & Monitor do I need to leave the laptop open to the side or can I close it?

simon: You can do either but if you want to close the lid you would have to adjust the power management in the operating system so it doesn't go into sleep/ standby mode.

13-Sep-2011 Kevin: Can this device power up the laptop without opening the laptop to access the power button?

Paul: No USB docking station can power a laptop,

5-Nov-2011 dezy: Would this benifit from USB 3 speeds , as in faster screen refresh rates etc ?

Paul: Will not run faster than USB 2.00

13-Nov-2011 Darryl: Can you plug in two monitors to this dock (i.e. does it have both DVI and VGA connections on it?)

Paul: Expansion / Connectivity Interfaces : 2 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A 1 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25) 1 x mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) 1 x keyboard - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm 1 x audio - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm 1 x audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK 2 x USB - 4 pin USB Type A (power only) Above are the connections on this product you will notice there is no connections for video.